силок

Russian

Alternative forms

• сило́ (siló)

Etymology

сило (silo) +‎ -о́к (-ók), further from Proto-Slavic *sidlo, akin to сеть (setʹ). The relation with си́ла (síla) (mentioned by Dahl) is secondary (folk etymology).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɪˈɫok]

Noun

сило́к • (silók) m inan (genitive силка́, nominative plural силки́, genitive plural силко́в)

1. snare, loose, clap-net

Declension

Declension of сило́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сило́к silók	силки́ silkí
genitive	силка́ silká	силко́в silkóv
dative	силку́ silkú	силка́м silkám
accusative	сило́к silók	силки́ silkí
instrumental	силко́м silkóm	силка́ми silkámi
prepositional	силке́ silké	силка́х silkáx

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сило”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “силок”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “сило”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.